About

Zihan Tan is a graduate student in the Computer Science Department of the University of Chicago, advised by Professor László Babai, and co-advised by Professor Julia Chuzhoy at Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. His research interests span the areas of algorithms, combinatorial optimization and computational complexity. He is currently working on graph-theoretic problems, especially on exploring the relationship between structural notions of general graphs and designing approximation algorithms for graph routing problems. Zihan holds bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and in Mathematics from Tsinghua University. Prior to starting his graduate studies, he worked as a research intern at Microsoft Research Asia and the Chinese University of Hong Kong on multi-armed bandit and communication complexity problems. Zihan received several awards for his academic excellence and leadership activities, including the McCormick Fellowship. He was the captain of the Chinese U21 Bridge Card Team and is actively involved in World Youth Bridgecard Championships.

Education

University of Chicago

Ph.D. , Computer Science

Class of 2019

Awards & Publications